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Using the Race Model Inequality to Quantify Behavioral Multisensory Integration Effects
Published on: May 10, 2019
Racial inequities and biopsychosocial indicators in older adults
Alisson Fernandes Bolina1, Nayara Gomes Nunes Oliveira2, Paulo Henrique Fernandes Dos Santos1
1Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Enfermagem, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
Objective:
to analyze the association of self-reported skin color/race with biopsychosocial indicators in older adults.
Method:
cross-sectional study conducted with a total of 941 older adults from a health micro-region in Brazil. Data were collected at home with instruments validated for the country. Descriptive analysis and binary, multinomial and linear logistic regression (p<0.05) were performed.
Results:
Most older adults were self-declared white color/race (63.8%). Black color/race was a protective factor for negative (OR=0.40) and regular (OR=0.44) self-rated health perception and for the indicative of depressive symptoms (OR=0.43); and it was associated with the highest social support score (β=3.60) and the lowest number of morbidities (β=-0.78).
Conclusion:
regardless of sociodemographic and economic characteristics, older adults of black color/race had the best outcomes of biopsychosocial indicators.
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